שְׂמֹאל
se.mo.lNoun (Masculine)H8040
left
From: or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up);
Short Definition
properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
Full Lexicon Entry
- the left, the left hand, the left side 1a) left 1b) left hand 1c) north (as one faces east)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology H:N-M
DescriptionH:N-M
Occurrences
51 timesAppears 51 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Chronicles
6
Deuteronomy
5
Genesis
5
1 Kings
3
2 Samuel
3
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 22:19
- 2 Kings 22:2
- Deuteronomy 5:32
- Genesis 48:13
- Joshua 23:6
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